Iron holder



J. c. DE PENNING 1,820,270

IRON HQLDER Filed Feb. 21, 1929 INVENTOR J C. .De Pennz'ny ATTOR E YPatented I i "join: ennsrnn DE rsnnmefor PORTLAND; oanson" j men abrinse.

, Applicationlfiled ren al-y 21, 1929,;17' Serial m5; 3 m. z I

My invention relates to iron 'holders .for' ironing, boards and hasfor-it'sparticular'ohjects the provision of a simple i'ronz'holder whichisinexpensjive to manufacture and in? i fstall on theboard, one whichdoes not interfere with the ironing operation unduly, and

; one which when installed does, not, weaken theboard.

It is desirable that iron holdersof this, character be located withinthe perimeter of the board and flush with the ironing surface,

thereof. These requirements necessitate the boardbeing cut 'awayfto'permit the holder to beseated in such cutaway portion; 7 -Re movingsuchportions ofiheboard not only addssome expense to the'manufactureof theboard, but also weakens thelatter, depending i Y 7 upon the portion thusremovedfl It is also desirable to locate such iron holder atone ifend ofthe board andgpreferaloly'atthe'e 'tre'me end, so as to minimize theloss of efiective ironing space which is taken upiby the iron holder. vv I A I: have discovered that the ,ob ectsof my invention set outheretofore can-be attained by routing out only a portion 'ofthethickness of the.'board, seating a shallow perforated iron holdertherein and boring holes thru the remainder of suchboard insubstantialalinement with the perforations in the holdert In this way asubstantialportion'of the board holder i is left intact to give strengthtO lJhB'b OELId, but yet a suflicient portion thereofcut away to providea recess for permitting the holder;

tobe flush with the ironing surface'and below such holder a -substantialspacefor attaining 'suflicient circulation to carry off the radiatedheat from the iron whenthe latteris in such holder. 4 i l i Furtherfeatures of my inventionarehere inafter brought outlin connection withthe detailed explanation thereof, and with refer- V ence to theaccompanying drawings, in which: H 0 g Fig. 1 15 a view of an ironingboard with portions cutaway for receiving; the iron Fig. 2 is alongitudinal seciion thru the :board with the iron holder in pla e; and-i "is'ca-rried; tripfsf or layerfs of material? e, such {as asbestos,far uponi s'ujch shoulder'to spac the metal" iron? holder: therefrom andto kee'p the heat of -"the ironffron c'liarring and thus weakening the-rY .eirczlesithesamle, as shown in Fig.2; The 113- I, cess b is ofgreaterdepth than the degree of dependence of the portion 422 to pIOYldQa';

and are arranged insubstantial registration:

the ironiwhile resting in thelre'c'eptacle d'and as shown in Fig; '1.Such recessb (i j formsl closely to the shape of 'th'eholder andezgtends only partly thru the "board,"as "shown in the remainingfigures; lAjcontinuous shouldered 5 portion; 0 extends about such receSsjand" itis ,fiQ uponsu ch shoulders o thatvth'eironihol'der dt I insulating";arranged adjacent woodenportions of the hoard 1 {As shown 'inFigs; 2an'd3,.the upperfsur? face of the receptacled is arranged flush with ithe-upper" surface of the board a andthe; 0 edges" ofsuch receptacle are'spacedjfrom the looard. only a slight distance'sufficient toprof videcirculation'andto prevent the radiated] "heat ,f r m' the' jirolrfrombeing awai ed: thruIthefreceptacleandcharring the'adjacent if 7 portionsof thej'boardi such re "'eptacle (Z is provided pe t], V l

riphera-l flange cl; a recessed or depending centralportion d2, wh'i.chin plan closely ap proxlniates the shape or the-iron to be ire-'1'ceived and a pendent'flange portion d3wh'ich I extends down the endofthe board" a and'en space ff e 'e fl Su h p nd sp tie an I theifloo rof'the' "recess so that there "a stratumfof'air in such recess. I 7 Suchdepending portion d2i isfprovidedf with'k'nobs or protuberancesg:forengaging ;the bottom fof the iron to be receivedjtherein and also"perforations h. Holes are bored lntoandthiruthe board from the underfsur- W face-thereofso as to enter into the space '7,

Withlthe p orationsh in the holder. 1 *SuCh V pfl forations lg-the spaceand, o ti thus provide passageway for circulating air to carry OE anddissipate the radiated air of the knob-like protuberances 9 space theiron from the bottom of the depending portion d2 so that suchperforations h are thereby prevented from being covered and sealed bythe iron in place. a

In manufacture, the board preferably is provided with holes as the firstoperation,

i the holes being bored from the under surface a thereof so that anyportions which are torn or broken out 111 such boring operation will bearranged in the material which will L with a flange d3, as previouslydescribed,

which encircles such end of" the board to pro tectthe latter, the boardbeing made of wood and the receptacle of metal.

lfclaim:

1. The combination with an ironing board having a recess formed at oneend and opening thereon therein of a depth less than the thickness oftheboard, of a perforated receptacle provided with an uneven activesurface forming an iron holder depending into such recess with its uppersurface substantially flush with that of the ironing board, the recessbeing of greater depth than the depending portion of such receptaclethus to provide a space between the floor of the recess and the floor ofthe receptacle, a perforation of relatively smallcross-section withrespect to the area of the receptacle extending from the floor of suchrecess to the lower surface of theironingboard, such perforation beingarranged 1n reg1strat1on with one of those'ln the receptacle to providean opening to coolthe upper surface of such receptacle.

2. The combination with an 11'01111'1g boa-rd having a recess formed atone end and opening thereon therein of a depth less than the thethickness of the board, a continuous shouldered portion extending aroundthe periphery of such recess, of a perforated receptacle provided withan uneven active surface forming an iron holder depending into suchrecess, and having a peripheral flange disposed within the shoulderedportion with its upperisurface substantially flush with that of theironing board, the recess being of greater depth than the dependingportion of such receptacle thus to provide a space between the floor ofthe recess and the floor of the receptacle, a series of perforations ofrelatively small cross-section with respect to the area of thereceptacle extending from the floor ofsuch-recess to the lowersurface ofthe ironing board, such perforations being ranged in registration withthose in the receptacle to provide air openings to cool the L uppersurface of such receptacle.

In testimony whereof he vafiixes tune.

JOHN CHESTER DE PENNING. v a

his signathickness of the board, of a perforated recep- V tacle providedwith an uneven active surface forming an iron holder depending into suchrecess with its 11 )per surface substantially flush with that o theironing board, the recess being of greater depth than the depend 'ingportion of suchreceptacle thus to provide a space between the .fioor ofthe recess and the floor of the receptacle a series of perforations ofrelatively small cross'section with respect to the area of thereceptacle extending from the floor of such recess to the lowersurfaceof the ironing hoard, such perforations being arm ed inregistration with those in the reeeptac e to provide air openings tocool the upper. surface of such receptacle.

3. The combination with an ironing board having a recess formed at oneend and opening thereon and being of a depth less than v ca

